Pianist Jon Balke goes solo on this collection of originals. The songs range from just over a minute to a tad under five, with the Balke mixing various “sound images” to complement each piece. This, you get the rustlings of a mad scientist underneath “Heliolatry” while animal and human voices lay underneath the dreamy “Kantor.” Space effects sparkle like something from The Forbidden Planet underneath a second “Heliolatry” and restless undercurrents are beneath romantic musings on “Bucolic.” “Geminate” has the composer sounding like a 21st Century version of Satie, as are the dark ponderings with subterranean stirrings like on “Amarinthine.” Musings to music.
ECM Records